Head Coach: Pat Hayhurst
phayhurst@avhsd.org
726-7649 ext. 209

Coach Hayhurst took over as the head coach at Lancaster mid-season in 2002 and took the program to its best season ever in the 2004-05 season when they finished second in the Golden League and went to the CIF Team tournament. He wrestled for 9 years while in school, continues to wrestle Freestyle and Greco-Roman as an adult and became a Veterans Class All-American in 2008. Coach Hayhurst was a high school referee for three years in Arizona and is now the head official for the Southern California Wrestling Association officiating both Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. The 2009-10 season marks his 14th year of coaching wrestling. He has amassed a varsity career dual meet record of 145 wins and 94 losses. Coach Hayhurst also teaches Geology at Lancaster High School. He is a husband and a father to three kids.

Coach Carr, originally from Colorado, brings to the program many years of wrestling and coaching experience. Coach Carr brings to the program a mid-west style of wrestling he gained during high school and college. Prior to coming to Lancaster he helped coach at Quartz Hill while his son Jeremy was wrestling there. He helps mainly with the varsity and runs the conditioning part of the program.

Coach Mortensen wrestled for Lancaster High School in 2003 and was the first female to represent the Golden League at CIF individuals. In high school she finished 3rd at the Girls State Folkstyle tournament. That finish earned her a college scholarship to the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky. She went on to earn a bachelors degree in four years and was an All-American as a member of the women's wrestling team. She returned to Lancaster as a substitute teacher and Junior Varsity Coach in the fall of 2007 and has remained her since. She has taken over the girls portion of the program yet continues to help in all areas as needed.  

Coach McDonald joined the staff in 2007 and is now the Junior Varsity Coach. He also coaches football and baseball at Lancaster High School. His expertise lies within the realm of strength and conditioning along with body mechanics. Coach McDonald brings with him a perspective from the other side of the valley as he graduated from Palmdale High School, earned a degree from AVC and now works for Edison Electric Company.

Coach Ordonez is a graduate of Lancaster and former team member from 2001-2005 and works in the room as a referee. He supervises all of the wrestle-off matches and advises on rule matters. He is a volunteer coach when he is not officiating on the mat. He wrestled in Oregon prior to attending Lancaster his freshmen year. Currently he works as a fire fighter for the US Forest Service and is also a graduate of AVC.

Coach Fulton joined the staff in 2009 and returns to the team from his stent of wrestling in high school during the 1999 and 2000 seasons. He is also a graduate from Lancaster High finishing in 2002. He currently is also coaching football at Lancaster and serves as the head freshmen coach. He earned his bachelors degree in 2008 from CSUB and hopes to return as a teacher to Lancaster at some time in the future.  

Coach Valdespino joined the staff in 2009 after coaching football at Lancaster on the Freshmen level. He is a former Lancaster high school wrestler and team member from 1995 through 1999. Coach Valdespino works with the Freebird Wrestling Club and is the Kids Coach in that program. Coach Valdespino is also married.

Mrs. Raczka joined the staff in 2006 as the team's academic coach. Her role in the program is to work with the students in all areas academic. She runs a tutoring program for wrestlers both during and after the season. She works as an Algebra teacher at Lancaster and at times even helps out at practice.

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